Outdoors

• Update: Snow Storm Causing Hazardous Driving Conditions Across Wis.

  Madison, WI (NNCNOW.com) -- With southern parts of Wisconsin already seeing nine inches of snow, safety officials are asking people to stay off the roads as snow continues to fall.

• MN Wolf Harvest Nears Target in NE Zone

  St. Paul, MN (NNCNOW.com) - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says the closing is the second zone closing in two days. The DNR announced Thursday that the east-central zone would close at the end of shooting and trapping hours on Friday.

• Spirit Mountain Hosts 4-Time Olympian

  Duluth, MN (NNCNOW.com)-- Skiers from all over the Midwest are testing their skills against a four time Olympian Friday.

• East Central Wolf Hunting Zone to Close in Minnesota

  St. Paul, MN (NNCNOW.com) --- The Minnesota DNR has announced that the wolf hunting and trapping season for the east-central zone has come to an end in the late season.

• Buck Tests Positive for CWD in Adams County

  Madison, WI (NNCNOW.com) -- A 3-year-old buck harvested in Adams County has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease.

• Grant Awarded for IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup in Cable, WI

  Cable, WI (NNCNOW.com) -- A grant has been awarded for the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup in Cable, as they host the IPC World Cup Biathlon and Cross Country Ski Championships for the second year in a row.

• North Shore Businesses Hope for More Snow

  Lutsen, MN (NNCNOW.com)-- A dry winter had North Shore businesses scraping the bottom of the barrel in the 2012 winter that wasn't. Now in the dawning days of the holiday season, the first dose of noticeable snow has shop owners cautiously optimistic.

• Minnesota DNR Proposes to Add Moose on Endangered Species List

  St. Paul, MN (NNCNOW.com) --- The DNR is trying to put the state's moose on the list of endangered species as officials put together a new list of threatened, endangered, and special concern species.

• Aeration on Wisconsin Lakes will Create Open Waters, DNR says

  Barron, WI (NNCNOW.COM) -- Several lakes in Barron, Burnett, Polk and Washburn counties will have areas of open water this winter due to aeration systems sustaining aquatic life, according to the Department of Natural Resources.

• Update - Wisconsin Have Closed Three of Six Wolf Hunting Zones

  Wisconsin (NNCnow.com) The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources have closed half of the wolf-hunting zones in the state which have reached their harvest limits.

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